Summary

1. Women’s talents are crucial to workplace success—they lead to greater financial success in a corporation.
2. Many corporations have already shown the ROI of applying brain-based gender science in the workplace.
3. Women’s needs are often unrecognized or not adequately addressed in the workplace.
4. Women send signals of doubt that we can read and deal with effectively.
5. Corporations face a number of removable obstacles regarding retention and advancement of female talent.
6. Four stages of awareness of brain-based gender differences show up in companies working on gender issues.
7. Unintentional bias against women exists and can be recognized and resolved by leadership teams.
8. Businesses are poised for change. As corporations ...

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